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Definition of global warming in English:

global warming

noun

A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.

‘However, whether this is global warming, or part of a longer-term cycle, who knows?’

‘The jury is still out regarding the case of human induced global warming.’

‘It is the key to the fight back against pollution, global warming, and dwindling resources.’

‘The reason is the way global warming affects rainfall and other weather patterns.’

‘We all know that carbon emissions are contributing to global warming and ecocide.’

‘However, the impact that global warming may have on the monsoon is not yet fully understood.’

‘Where am I to go for serious coverage and debate on the big issues of climate change and global warming?’

‘If we use more petrol we create more pollution and add to global warming.’

‘I have researched the subject of global warming and alternative energy for more than ten years.’

‘It is impossible to blame any one individual weather event on global warming.’

‘One further feature of global warming is the increased risk of flooding in the future.’

‘One important problem is that the emission of carbon dioxide causes global warming.’

‘Some climatologists maintain that global warming is unlikely to have an impact on hurricanes.’

‘He was a sceptic about the capacity of global warming to affect hurricanes when he began a detailed study of the data.’

‘Conflict over the role of nuclear power in combating global warming is heating up.’

‘We cannot tell if global warming is occurring as a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.’

‘For the first time senior politicians and the media have clearly linked flooding to global warming.’

‘The tired old global warming, and greenhouse gas bogeymen have also been raised.’

‘The company is deeply concerned by the effects of global warming caused by the greenhouse effect.’

‘The islands are at risk of being submerged if sea levels rise, which is an expected result of global warming.’